- Title: 326 AT Hitler's birthplace renewed
- Date: 2nd June 2020
- Description:Austria announces the architect who will do the remodeling of Hitler's birthplace in Upper Austria The Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer presented today morning the winner of the EU-wide architecture competition for the conversion of Hitler birthplace in Upper Austria. After many years of discussions about the future use of the house, the Ministry of the Interior had finally announced in mid-November that the police would move into Adolf Hitler's birthplace after a full architectural remodeling which is expected to cost around two Million Euro and should be finished in 2022. By the end of 2022, practically nothing is to remind of the original house. The aim of the redesign is a - quote - neutralization of the entire place. Even the memorial stone will be removed and probably brought into the Vienna “House of History”. The architects' company Marte. Marte from the Austrian province of Vorarlberg will undertake the redesign. The draft of the architect brothers Stefan and Bernhard Marte won against eleven competitors, this was announced at the presser. As far as the winning project is concerned, it is "very reduced in appearance". The internal structure of the property with two houses is retained which the Austrian monument protection was enthusiastic about. A garage and a green area with trees will ensure that no Neo-Nazi gatherings can take place at the place in front of the building. History background : For years there had been a legal dispute over Hitler’s birthplace between the Republic of Austria and the owner. After the National Council had decided to expropriate the house in 2016, the owner fought both this and the amount of the compensation. In August of 2019, the Supreme Court in Vienna implemented a revolutionary amendment to the law. This cleared the way for a decision on subsequent use because the State of Austria now owns the place. Adolf Hitler's birthplace is located in the Upper Austrian town of Braunau am Inn and has the address Salzburger Vorstadt 15. As a townhouse, it has been approved by decision due to its building structure from the 17th century and its importance as a “Biedermeier” listed building. It is a former brewery inn with outbuildings and rental apartments, a cultural center of the NS regime under Adolf Hitler. Whether Adolf Hitler was born in the existing front building or in the long-demolished rear building is controversial among history experts. Shotlist BUREAU OF THE HOME MINISTRY 02/06/2020 - WS presser speakers entering room, ZOOM IN - SOUNDBITE (German) Karl Nehammer, Austrian Home Minister: "This year we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. We also start with a positive and sustainable development in Austria. Austria has been, since 1945, a grown and firm democracy." - MS Press speakers changing place - SOUNDBITE (German), Robert Wimmer, Chairman of the Jury: "This is the result of the competition which was won by Marte.Marte. (POINTING AT THE DRAFT PROJECTION) Here you can see the first house, so to say Hitler's birthplace." - C/U Draft of the house involved - SOUNDBITE (German), Robert Wimmer, Chairman of the Jury: "This here is the very reduced look of the second house, the house behind. There was a brewery inside. A garage is planned, also a driveway in the midst of a flexible landscape." - ZOOM IN draft of the house involved - MS journalists, camera crews at the presser BRAUNAU, UPPER AUSTRIA FILES, NO DATE - WS, CU of exteriors Hitler`s birthplace -C/U Memorial stone at the site BUREAU OF THE HOME MINISTRY 02/06/2020 - MS Press speakers - VS House design
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:02/06/2020
- Decade: 2020s